Anchor pattern on a surface produced by abrasive blasting or acid treatment.

Cargo to/from regional ports are transferred to/from a central hub port for a long-haul ocean voyage.

The temperature which would be measured at the stagnation point if a gas stream were stopped, with adiabatic compression from the flow condition to the stagnation pressure.

Working Party on Electricity (IACS)

A heat exchanger in which heat is recovered from the products of combustion.

A compressed air coupling commonly used on European rail and road vehicles to connect one vehicle to the next.

Caulker's name for the seam in the upper deck planking next to a ship's waterways. There was very little space to get at this seam, making it a difficult and awkward job. This is the origin of the expression "Between the devil and the deep blue sea, since ...

The average temperature of the air as indicated by a properly exposed thermometer for a given time period, usually a day, a month, or a year.

The porous device which perform the actual process of filtration.

Slang for the leg irons which were used to secure men under punishment.

A line with a weight on the end used to measure depth. The lead is dropped into the water and marks on the line are read to determine the current water depth. The lead usually has a cavity to return a sample of the bottom type mud, sand, etc.

A sound level meter designed or adapted to measure the level of the mean squared time averaged A-weighted sound pressure.

Dispute Settlement Body

An unauthoritative story (a tall story).

Tender Offer

A pyrheliometer of the thermoelectric type. Radiation is allowed to fall on two concentric silver rings, the outer covered with magnesium oxide and the inner covered with lamp black. A system of thermocouples (thermopile) is used to measure the temperatur ...

Same as river gauge.

A type of solar heating system that circulate warm water from storage through the collectors and exposed piping whenever freezing conditions occur; obviously a not very efficient system when operating in this mode.

A study of the transformation of energy from one form to another, and its practical application. (see Law(s) of Thermodynamics above).

A drawing representing the internal parts of a vessel as if she had been cut straight through, either longitudinally or athwartships. It shows the positions of the frames and their exact curvature in relation to the hull shape.